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minus-squaregedaliyah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·6 days agoThere was a study on boredom that found people who did NOT want to be shocked. They put them in a room with nothing to do for 15 minutes, and if I recall, about half or the people voluntarily shocked themselves for something to do.
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoFifteen minutes? Those are rookie numbers.
minus-squarenightwatch_admin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoIndeed, must be old research; current day would be more like 15 seconds and that is just perfect for a tiktok short or something.
There was a study on boredom that found people who did NOT want to be shocked. They put them in a room with nothing to do for 15 minutes, and if I recall, about half or the people voluntarily shocked themselves for something to do.
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Fifteen minutes? Those are rookie numbers.
Indeed, must be old research; current day would be more like 15 seconds and that is just perfect for a tiktok short or something.